Australian mining firm alleged of underpaying employees in Texas

A multinational mining company in Australia, BHP Billiton Ltd. is facing a lawsuit in Texas due to allegations that they improperly paid their security guards, an article of The Sydney Morning Herald reported on September 26.

Reports said a class action lawsuit was filed against BHP Billiton Petroleum and two other companies due to complaints that they have violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. The defendants were allegedly intentionally underpaying at least 50 of their employees working as gate security guards in the petroleum facility. Aside from underpayments, the claim also alleged that the employees were not given overtime payments after their employment status suddenly changed to classify them as independent contractors. Companies BHP Billion and Chapa Gate Guard Service were identified as defendants in the class action suit initially filed by Linda Cox.

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